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B.Sc. Zoology Major – Detailed Course Structure
B.Sc. Zoology Major – Detailed Syllabus

• Faculty Members

Name of the Teaching staff	Designation	Highest Qualification	Specialisation	Detail Curriculum Vitae
Swami Mahaprajnananda	Hony. Full Time Monastic Member		Genetics
Dr. Avisek Banerjee	Assistant Professor and HoD	M.Sc., Ph.D	Cancer Biology
Dr. Avijit Dey	State Aided College Teacher I	M.Sc., Ph.D	Parasitology and Immunology
Dr. Avishek Das	Assistant Professor	M.Sc., Ph.D	Immunology and Genetics
Dr. Subir Dasgupta	Honorary Emeritus Professor	M.Sc., Ph.D.	Genetics and Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Toxinology
DR. DEBARUN ACHARYA	Visiting Faculty	M.Sc., Ph.D.	Genetics
Dr. Sumit Ghosh	Visiting Faculty	M.Sc., Ph.D.	Genetics & Immunology

• Seminars

• SESSION 2024-25:

  Date	Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic	Type
  11.04.2025	Dr. Triparna Sen (Keynote)	Associate Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences, The Tisch Cancer Institute, Co-Director, Lung Cancer PDX Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA	Novel biology and Emerging Therapies for Lung Cancer	One-Day International Conference on: Molecular Insights into Cancer and Autoimmune Disorder
  	Dr. Arghya Chattopadhyay	M.B.B.S, M.D (Medicine), D.M. Clin. Immunology & Rheumatology (PGI Chandigarh) Academic Director, Asian Institute of Immunology & Rheumatology	Autoimmune disorders: From basic understanding to recent advances in translational research
  	Dr. Uday Bandopadhyay	FNASc, FNA, Ex-Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata	Unique role of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) to induce both normal gastric mucosal and cancer cell death targeting Sirt3 and disrupting mitochondrial function: Implication in gastric ulcer and cancer
  03.04.2025	Dr. Krishnendu Ghosh	Post Doctoral Research Scholar, Department of Pathology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA	Astrobiology & Space medicine: a new rise in scientific horizon	Departmental Seminar
  09.11.2024	Dr. Aranyak Goswami	Assistant Professor, Dale Bumpers College f Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, University of Arkansas, USA.	Decoding the gut-grain connection: how the microbiome shapes mental health and future therapies?	Departmental Seminar
  30.09.2024	Dr. Suprabhat Mukherjee	Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal	Toll-like Receptor 4 as Therapeutic target for intervention of infectious and inflammatory diseases of human.	Dr. Sibani Manna Memorial Lecture

• SESSION 2023-24:

  Date	Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic	Type
  22.03.2024	Dr. Bheem Dutt Joshi	Scientist C, Wildlife Section, Zoological Survey of India.	GIS Strategies for Effective Biodiversity Conservation and Monitoring: Integrating Spatial Representation with Biomolecules and Movement Patterns.	One Day National Level Satellite Symposium on RS-GIS and AI
  	Dr. Arijit Bhattacharya	Associate Professor, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Adamas University.	Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Drug Designing and Vaccine Development: Aiming Antimicrobial Resistance.
  	Dr. Dibyendu Dutta	Former General Manager and Group Director, NRSC (ISRO, Govt of India).	Application of Geoinformatics in Biological Research and Recent Advancements
  10.01.2024	Dr. Baibhab Chatterjee	Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, USA	Bridging Biology and Electronics: Data Communication Using the Conductive Properties of The Tissue.	Departmental Seminar
  28.02.2024	Dr. Prosenjit Pal	Senior Research Associate, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK	Post Translation Modification, Organelle Dysfunction, and Neurodegenerative Disease.	Departmental Seminar

• SESSION 2022-23:

  Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic	Type
  Dr. Sujoy Ghosh	University of Calcutta	Down Syndrome and its Future Aspect	Dr. Sibani Manna Memorial Lecture
  Dr. Dipyaman Ganguly	Principal Scientist and Associate Professor, CSIR-IICB, Kolkata	Selection or Elimination! – Which one does a Virus offer?	One day State Level Seminar & poster presentation

• SESSION 2021-22:

  Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic	Type
  Jayanta Mukhopadhyay	Professor, Bose institute, Kolkata.	Chemistry of teaching biology	Faculty Development Programme

• SESSION 2020-21:

  International Webinar
  Date	Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic
  24.06.2021	Dr. Tirthadipa Pradahan-Sundd	Asst. Professor, Immunology Laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, United States	Sickle Cell Hepatopathy -an Uncommon Complication

  National Level Webinar
  Date	Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic
  02.08.2020	Dr. Dipyaman Ganguly	Senior Scientist, Cancer Biology & Inflammatory Disorder, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata	Covid-19: An atypical infectious disease in terms of host-pathogen interactions

  Departmental Webinar
  Date	Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic
  12.02.2021	Dr. Sujay Ghosh	Asst. Professor, Cytogenetics & Genomics Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta	Down Syndrome: Risk & Recent Crisis

• SESSION 2019-20:

  National Level Seminar
  Date	Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic
  06.03.2020	Dr. Kaushik Biswas	Associate Professor, Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute	Cancer Immunotherapy
  	Prof. Urmi Chatterji	Professor, Cancer Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta	A Journey to Tumour
  	Prof. Manas Ranjan Ray	Professor, Department of Experimental Hematology, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata	Environment, Lifestyle & Cancer

  
  

DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR
Date	Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic
18.02.2020	Dr. Arindam Bhattacharya	Professor, Immunology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta	Fascinating Facts of Immunotherapy

• SESSION 2018-19:

  State Level Seminar
  Date	Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic
  28.09.2018	Dr. A. K. Sanyal	Chairman, West Bengal Biodiversity Board	Biodiversity of West Bengal
  	Prof. Amalesh Choudhury	Former HOD, Dept. of Marine Science, Calcutta University	Biodiversity of Mangrove Ecosystem in West Bengal
  	Prof. Dinendra Rauychaudhuri	Honorary Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Biotechnology, IRDM Faculty Centre, Narendrapur, RKMVERI	Biodiversity of Dooars, West Bengal

  
  
• SESSION 2017-18:

  Departmental Seminar
  Date	Speaker	Institution & Dept.	Topic
  05.07.2017	Dr. D. Raychaudhuri	Ex- Professor, Zoology Dept., Calcutta University	Biology & its Key Concepts
  16.04.2018	Dr. S. Dasgupta	Professor & Head, Zoology Dept. (UG & PG) Maulana Azad College, Kolkata.	Drosophila Genetics: A Molecular Perspective

  
  

• Academic Excellence

• Excursion

Year: 2025
1. February 7-10, 2025, semester IV students (Batch 2023-2027) explored Sundarbans Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, as part of their syllabus-driven excursion.
Year: 2024
1. On February 23, 2024, semester III students (Batch 2021-2024) explored an Apiary (Madhuban, North Twenty-Four Parganas, WB) as part of their syllabus-driven local excursion.
2. On March 5. 2024, semester III students (Batch 2021-2024) explored an ICAR-CIFE (Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute of Fisheries Education) as part of their syllabus-driven local excursion.
3. On August 20, 2024, Semester I students (Batch 2024-2028) explored an Apiary (Madhuban, North Twenty-Four Parganas, WB) as part of their syllabus-driven local excursion.
4. On September 17, 2024, Semester III students (Batch 2023-2027) explored ICAR - Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute as part of their syllabus-driven local excursion.
5. On September 20, 2024, Semester I (Batch 2024-2028) and Zoology minor students explored Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore as part of their syllabus-driven local excursion.
• SESSION 2020-21:

  Date	Place	No. of Students	No. of Monks/Teachers	Educational Activities
  February 15, 2021	Chupi, Purbhasthali	10	2	Studying Wetland Ecosystem

• SESSION 2018-19:

  Date	Place	No. of Students	No. of Monks/Teachers	Educational Activities
  September 30 - October 2	Sagar Island	14	2	Studying Mangrove Ecosystem

• SESSION 2019-20:

  Date	Place	No. of Students	No. of Monks/Teachers	Educational Activities
  September 4 - September 7	Buxa Tiger Reserve	12	3	Studying Forest Ecosystem

• Summer Internships

• Department Outreach Activities

1. Date: February 7, 2024. Students from Science and Arts Departments of Kalna College Burdwan visited our Department of Zoology for laboratory demonstration.
2. Date: September 13, 2024. Students from Belur High School, Bally Santiram Vidyalaya, Ghoshpara Nischinda Balika Vidyapith, Dasagram Satishchandra Sarbathasadhak Sikshasadan, and Safique Ahmed Girls High School visited our Department of Zoology for laboratory demonstration as a part of ‘One-Day Hands-on Workshop’ organized by the Social Outreach Committee, RKM Vidyamandira, and Aamchi Prayogshaala. A special thanks to IndiaBioscience and the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education for their generous funding support.

Zoology Lab Facilities & Collections

• Laboratory
• Prof. D. Raychaudhuri Entomology Laboratory